Lewes (district)
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| Lewes District | |
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 Shown within East Sussex |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | East Sussex |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 157th 292.00 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Lewes |
| ONS code: | 21UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 239th 93,400 320 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Lewes District Council http://www.lewes.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Norman Baker, Desmond Turner |
Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, and Seaford. Plumpton racecourse is within the district.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the former borough of Lewes along with Newhaven and Seaford urban districts and Chailey Rural District. The civil parishes within the District are:
- Barcombe
- Beddingham
- Chailey
- Ditchling
- East Chiltington
- Falmer
- Firle
- Glynde
- Hamsey
- Iford
- Kingston near Lewes
- Lewes
- Newhaven
- Newick
- Peacehaven
- Piddinghoe
- Plumpton
- Ringmer
- Rodmell
- Seaford
- South Heighton
- Southease
- St Ann Without
- St John Without
- Streat
- Tarring Neville
- Telscombe
- Westmeston
- Wivelsfield
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